But Benfica surely haven't had the final say and Hansi Flick is going to have to make do without a key player in Pau Cubarsí, who is suspended following his red card at the Stadium of Light.
Benfica recorded a 3-0 win over Nacional in a match in which they handed some first-team stars a rest, and they will be confident that this tie is far from over, even if Barca are heavy favourites ...
Gavi however is expected to return against Benfica after illness as Flick ponders whether to play him or Spain team-mate Olmo. Teenage midfielder Marc Bernal and long-serving goalkeeper Marc-Andre ...
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said his team want to honour the memory of Carles Miñarro in the Champions League against Benfica on Tuesday after the team doctor unexpectedly passed away over ...
Raphinha’s goal earned Barca a 1-0 win over Benfica, who could not find a way past Hansi Flick’s side despite an early red card shown to Pau Cubarsi. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was in ...
The postponement request came following the news of the death of the club’s first-team doctor, Carles Minarro Garcia. Benfica bounced back from their first-leg defeat with a 3-0 win over ...
he was a fundamental part of our team who will be dearly missed." Following a hard-fought win last week at Benfica after a red card for defender Pau Cubarsi early in the game, Flick said he was ...
Barcelona will honour the life of their late team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia by giving everything to try to win today’s Champions League last-16 tie against Benfica, manager Hansi Flick said ...
FC Barcelona tonight meet Portuguese giants Benfica in order to determine who progresses into the Champions League last-16. Barca, of course, won the first leg in Lisbon last week, edging a tight ...
A goal from Raphinha in Lisbon last week sealed a 1-0 win for the Blaugrana, who played most of the game with 10 players after Pau Cubarsí was sent off, but Flick insists his team will not take ...